Wesley B. White | Board Member

Wesley White is a retired Army Infantry and Force Management Officer with 20 years active duty leadership, management, and programs experience, retiring out of the Pentagon as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2007. White is now the Director of Military Business Operations for PowerFilm, Inc. a flexible thin-film solar developer and manufacturer. PowerFilm makes amorphous silicon rollable and foldable solar panels used for military basing, vehicle and man-portable remote power solutions. Wes has been with PowerFilm since Feb 2011.

Prior to joining PowerFilm, Wes was a marketing manager for Rockwell Collins for 3.5 years hired to stand-up and lead the ground vehicle C4ISR (Command and Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance business.

Wes received his Army officer commission from Iowa State University. After completing Infantry OBC, Airborne, Ranger, and Bradley Commander courses White was assigned to the 3-36th INF Regt (later 5-5 CAV), 3AD in Germany where he deployed to Desert Storm. His assignments include infantry platoon leader and special staff, company grade command in the 101st Air Assault Division, senior staff level positions in the Operational Army, instructor and leader positions in TRADOC, and seven years in the Pentagon on the Department of the Army Staff.

In the Pentagon, LTC White served for three years in the G3 reorganising Division structures, developing Stryker Brigades, and as an FD Directorate XO. After the G3, White was assigned to the G8 where he served for four years working on the Future Combat System (FCS) program, multiple Force Protection initiatives, and a tour of duty in OIF as the HQDA liaison officer to CENTCOM.

Wes’s current PowerFilm duties include working with the DoD, Fed Govt, and Industry Team partners to fill remote energy capability gaps and develop and provide solar power solutions at the tactical and operational levels. PowerFilm, Inc is also supporting DHS/FEMA programs around the globe by providing remote power to command and control centres, hospitals, and areas devastated by disasters.

Wes received his bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and his Master’s degree in Industrial Technology from Illinois State University